Investigation of Chhangur Baba conversion syndicate of Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh is continuously continuing. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken Naveen Rohra, a close associate of Chhangur Baba alias Jamaluddin alias Karimullah Shah, into its custody in this case. On Monday, the Special PMLA court of Lucknow sent him on ED remand. Preparations are being made to interrogate him.
According to sources, Naveen Rohra was arrested by UP ATS and sent to jail. The ED demanded his custody for questioning in the investigation of money laundering, on which the court handed over his custody. According to the ED, Chhangur Baba’s assets and transactions were recorded in the name of Naveen Rohra and his wife Neetu Rohra alias Nasreen to hide illegal earnings.
The ED also detained Chhangur Baba last month. After this, his ancestral residence in Balrampur and two locations in Mumbai were raided. The investigating agency claimed that Chhangur Baba’s network received 60 crores in 22 bank accounts. These include large funds from abroad. They were used to buy land and immovable properties.
ATS action and money laundering investigation
Chhangur Baba, his sons Mehboob, colleagues Naveen Rohra and Neetu Rohra were arrested by the UP ATS on charges of illegal conversion and misuse of foreign funds. This FIR later became the basis of money laundering case. The ATS complaint said that Chhangur Baba and his associates were running a huge network from the Chand Auliya Dargah complex of Balrampur.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s strict response
There were regular meetings of Indian and foreign nationals, in which Scheduled Castes and the people of the economically weaker Hindu community were seduced, forced and implicated for conversion. After the arrest of Chhangur Baba, the district administration demolished the illegal constructions associated with him in Balrampur. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave a strong reaction.
Eye on foreign funding, scope of investigation increased
The ED says that in the investigation so far, it has been clear that more than 60 crore rupees came through 22 bank accounts. The agency is trying to open the source of source and way of use. With Naveen Rohra’s ED custody, the investigating agency hopes that it will be able to reach Chhangur Baba’s entire financial network, hawala channel and foreign connections.
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